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Watch the Hip-Drop Tackle that Got Commanders’ Frankie Luvu Suspended
The NFL has suspended Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu without pay for one game after “repeated” violations of the league’s rule against hip-drop tackles. “#Commanders LB Frankie Luvu has been suspended without pay for one game for repeated violations of playing rules intended to protect the health and safety of players, including during Sunday’s game against…
Wikipedia Administrator Holding Confidential Data Access Privileges Confirms He Engaged in Paid Editing
An admin for the Serbian Wikipedia who holds “checkuser” privileges on that site, which grants him access to confidential user data, confirmed earlier this year that he has edited for pay, including on the English Wikipedia. Claiming he never misused his data access, the disclosure about his paid editing work has nonetheless sparked an ongoing…
Exclusive–’Undisputed King of the Internet’: Team Trump Draws Close to 1 Billion Views in October
The Team Trump social media accounts, led by X Strategies and its co-founder Alex Bruesewitz, garnered nearly a billion views in October alone across platforms and smoked the official Democrat accounts on TikTok and Instagram. The @TeamTrump account on TikTok pulled in 150 million views for the month, smashing the 88.7 million views accumulated by…
Dem Sen. Kim: People See Dems as Out of Touch Due to Trump’s Policies, GOP ‘Cheating’
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) responded to a question on polling showing 68% of Americans think Democrats are out of touch with the concerns of most compared to 61% who say the same about Republicans by saying that it’s due to corruption, which people see “when it comes…
Tennessee Cuts Women’s Basketball Star After Second Arrest in Three Months
The team announced Whitehorn’s fate on Sunday, with second-year Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell confirming the dismissal of the senior guard. “It is my responsibility to protect the high standards of this historic program,” Caldwell said in a statement, according to SBNation. “In light of recent events, Ruby has been unable to reflect those standards,…
Control of Tesla at Stake as Shareholders Vote on Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Pay Plan
Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday will include a shareholder vote on a controversial pay plan for CEO Elon Musk that has sparked intense debate and divided opinions. The proposed compensation package would grant Musk stock worth about $1 trillion if he manages to hit a series of lofty targets over the next 10 years….
Professors Catch Dozens of Students Using AI to Write Apology Letters for Using the Same Tools to Cheat in Class
The New York Times reports that professors Karle Flanagan and Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider, known as the Data Science Duo, recently confronted a group of students in their introductory data science course who had been accused of cheating and falsifying their attendance records. The professors grew suspicious when they received dozens of nearly identical apology emails from…
Senators unveil GUARD Act to ban AI chatbot companions for minors
CNBC reports that Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Dick Blumenthal (D-CT) have announced new bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing the availability of AI chatbot companions to minors, framing the measure as a necessary response to reports that some systems have steered teenagers toward sexual content or self-harm. The bill, formally titled the Guidelines for User…
Omar on Dems’ Past Criticism of Shutdowns Over Policy: ‘This Is Not a Policy Fight’ and It’s ‘a Worthy Fight’
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) responded to a question on why Democrats have changed their view that policy isn’t a reason for a government shutdown by saying that “This is not a policy fight. This is a healthcare crisis.” And “that is a worthy fight for us to be…
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry Would Rather Trump Pick Next LSU Coach over AD Scott Woodward
Landry denounced Scott Woodward’s judgment in a statement to reporters on Wednesday, referring to the “$53 million buyout for LSU head football coach Brian Kelly, who was fired Sunday,” per Baton Rouge WAFB. “The $70 million was a reference to a contract Woodward wrote for coach Jimbo Fisher at Texas A&M, which ultimately resulted in…